Add your local knowledge to the map with Google Map Maker for the United States
[Cross-posted from the Google Lat Long Blog] — Before Google Map Maker—a product that enables people to add to and update the map for locations around the world—only 15 percent of the world's popula...
Samsung vows counter-action over Apple patent suit
SEOUL (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it would take counter-action against Apple after the US firm filed suit alleging that the South Korean giant copied its smartphones and tablet computers....
BlackBerry PlayBook now on sale in the US and Canada, starting at $500 with 16GB of storage
Today is the day in BlackBerry land. The wait for a dual-core device with an up-to-date operating system and that stylized BB logo is now over, and a vast array of stores in the US and Canada are now...
Dropbox Lack of Security
I am a fan of Dropbox. It is a great tool, a great product, and clearly they have a passionate team over at Dropbox building the product. — Dropbox recently announced an update to its security term...
T-Mobile G-Slate review
The tablet wars are building, petty disputes that will soon lead to bloodshed. Products will be launched into battle only to be gunned down straight out of their boxes, crying for their fabricators a...
HBO Go app set to stream its way to iPhones, iPads and Android devices
Are you familiar with the HBO Go online streaming service that lets subscribers catch up on HBO's award-winning and ass-kicking TV content? Well, 'appy news for you, dear reader, for it's about to hi...
Get Ready: Grooveshark Promises a Fight to the Finish...
In Silicon Valley, Investors Are Jockeying Like It's 1999
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Travis Kalanick is the founder of a start-up that lets people order up a car service from a cellphone. Recently, the 34-year-old found himself in the driver's seat. — Several maj...
White iPhone 4 used to demo new multitasking, Spotlight search in ‘test version’ of iOS? (video)
We've just laid eyes on a video from the prolific leaksters over at Tinhte, who claim they not only have a white iPhone 4 from Apple, but it's one with a “test version” of iOS that nobody else has yet...
Facebook to Ad Agencies: Let's Be ‘in a Relationship’
Social Network Rolls Out Community Site Aimed at Creatives — Facebook today launched a stand-alone community site (facebook-studio.com) where ad agency creatives can share ideas, comment on campaign...
Google plants $100 million in giant wind farm
The Shepherds Flat wind farm is expected to be fully operational in 2012 and supply 235,000 average U.S. homes. — Google today said that it will invest about $100 million in the very large Shepherd'...
Apple Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging ITunes Downloading Monopoly
A federal judge was asked by Apple Inc. (AAPL) to dismiss a consumer antitrust lawsuit claiming the company limited choice by linking iPod music downloading to its iTunes music store.
Nokia launches Ovi Maps 3D beta, challenges Google Earth as your virtual tour guide of choice
Still searching for today's internet time sink? Then look no further than Nokia's just launched beta version of Ovi Maps 3D. Thanks to a little help from Navteq's maps and some software wizardry …
Add your local knowledge to the map with Google Map Maker for the United States
Before Google Map Maker—a product that enables people to add to and update the map for locations around the world—only 15 percent of the world's population had detailed online maps of their neighborho...
Five Reasons Why Twitter Will Kill TweetDeck
Editor's note: The following guest post is written by Mrinal Desai, co-founder of CrossLoop and addappt. You can follow him on Twitter. — On reading today's report by the Wall Street Journal that T...
Apple Reportedly Rejecting Apps With Pay-Per-Install Campaigns
Apple isn't just tweaking its App Store rankings to include more than download numbers and possibly lessening the impact of incentivized pay-per-install marketing campaigns. It's actually banning app...
comScore: Including iPads, iPods And Tablets, Apple's iOS Outreaches Android By 59 Percent
comScore has just released an interesting study comparing the reach of Apple's iOS platform to Google's Android operating system in the U.S. The analytics and data company is reported that Apple's dev...
Google Toolbar 7—cleaner, fresher and faster
cleaner, fresher and faster — Today we're bringing the speed of Google Instant to the latest version of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. We're also introducing a fresh, clean look that personal...
Apple Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging ITunes Downloading Monopoly
A federal judge was asked by Apple Inc. (AAPL) to dismiss a consumer antitrust lawsuit claiming the company limited choice by linking iPod music downloading to its iTunes music store.
Sprint Agrees to Pay Clearwire $1 Billion for Use of Network
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third- largest U.S. wireless provider, agreed to pay Clearwire Corp. at least $1 billion for the use of its so-called fourth-generation network over the next two years.
Sony Ericsson profits slump, but Android helps
Sony Ericsson saw its profits cut in half during the first quarter, but the company managed to stay in the black despite a drop in shipments and a blow to its supply chain from the Japanese earthquake...